3-6-17 Dear Sue Ellen I hear and see things on the internet and TV about girls that are mean to other girls. But what about girls that are mean to boys? My 14-year-old son is crazy about his first girlfriend but she is really mean to him. He can’t see past her beauty to […]

Aware is so fortunate and thankful to have been selected as the project for the Leadership Belton class of 2017. This project, upon completion, will provide a temporary relief house and a safe place for victims of domestic violence, assist agencies in providing comfortable and secure space while they begin the relocating process along with […]

2/26/2017 Dear Sue Ellen My 2-year-old daughter eats paper. The other day I found her digging in the garbage and eating newspaper. She eats toilet paper, newspaper, paper towels and anything paper she can get her hands on. I scream at her and tell her to stop, but she won’t. Lindy […]

2-20-17 Dear Sue Ellen I was at the park with my grandson a few days ago, and a little boy walked over to my grandson and pushed him down for no apparent reason. The boy’s mother saw the whole thing and I was shocked by her reaction. She didn’t scold or correct […]

Dear Sue Ellen When my daughter turned 13 she became a world class whiner. She whines about dinner, her hair, doing homework, spending time with her family. You name it, she whines about it. Is there any cure for this ailment? Wit’s End Mom Dear Wit’s End Mom, It is not […]

Dear Sue Ellen I love my 72-year-old Grannie, but I am thinking about grounding her. Grannie and her (equally-as-old) best friend, Mama Millie, took my daughter for the day. They told me they were going to the flea market. When they brought my daughter back her clothes were dirty, she had fake tattoos […]

1-29-17 Dear Sue Ellen I was at my nail salon the other day and a young woman came in with four small children. While she was getting her manicure, the children were unsupervised and disruptive to everyone there. I really wish parents would be respectful of others instead of letting their children run loose […]

Dr. Nishath Farhad Children’s Health Matters( Dr. Nishath Farhad is a pediatric resident at Baylor Scott & White McLane Children’s Medical Center) Unfortunately, child abuse is far too prevalent and often goes unnoticed, or worse, ignored. The number of children suffering each year from abuse is staggering. According to the Texas Department of Family and […]